Hooker vs Iaquinta

Who won Hooker vs Iaquinta?

Dan Hooker beat Al Iaquinta by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC 243, on Saturday 5th October 2019 at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Dan Hooker.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Hooker vs Iaquinta stats

Dan Hooker stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Al Iaquinta made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Dan Hooker's 22nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014.

Dan Hooker's UFC record stood at 14-8-0, while Al Iaquinta's came in at 9-6-0.

The stats suggested Hooker had a slight advantage in power over Iaquinta, with a 56% knock out percentage over Iaquinta's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hooker had a massive advantage over Iaquinta, boasting a 39% submission rate over Iaquinta's 7%.

Dan Hooker was the younger man by 3 years, at 35 years old.

Hooker had a height advantage of 2 inches over Iaquinta. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Hooker was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 15 days later than Iaquinta, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 23 more professional rounds, 76 to Iaquinta's 53.

Hooker vs Iaquinta form

Hooker had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Mateusz Gamrot at UFC 305 on 17th August 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Previous to that, he had beaten Jalin Turner at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Claudio Puelles at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he had lost to Arnold Allen at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had been beaten by Islam Makhachev at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by submission in the 1st round.

Activity check

Hooker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Iaquinta's last 4 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 2 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

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